1 . All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifieth Allah and He is the Mighty , the Wise .

2 . His is the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth ; He quickeneth and He giveth death ; and He is Able to do things .

3 . He is the First and the Last , and the Outward and the Inward ; and He is Knower of all things .

4 . He it is Who created the heavens and the earth in Days ; then He mounted the Throne . He knoweth all that entereth the earth and all that emergeth therefrom and all that cometh down from the sky and all that ascendeth therein ; and He is with you wheresoever ye may be . And Allah is Seer of what ye do .

5 . His is the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth and , unto Allah ( all ) things are brought back .

6 . He causeth the night to pass into the day , and He causeth the day to pass into the night , and He is Knower of all that is in the breasts .

7 . Believe in Allah and His messenger , and spend of that whereof He hath made you trustees ; and such of you as believe and spend ( aright ) , theirs will be a great reward

8 . What aileth you that ye believe not in Allah , when the messenger calleth you to believe in your Lord , and He hath already made a covenant with you , if ye are believers?

9 . He it is Who sendeth down clear revelations unto His slave , that He may bring you forth from darkness unto light ; and lo! for you , Allah is Full of Pity , Merciful .

10 . And what aileth you that ye spend not in the way of Allah , when unto Allah belongeth the inheritance of the heavens and the earth? Those who spent and fought before the victory are not upon a level ( with the rest of you ) . Such are greater in rank than those who spent and fought afterwards . Unto each hath Allah promised good . And Allah is Informed of what ye do .

11 . Who is he that will lend unto Allah a goodly loan , that He may double it for him and his may be a rich reward?

12 . On the day when thou ( Muhammad ) wilt see the believers , men and women , their light shining forth before them and on their right hands , ( and wilt hear it said unto them ) : Glad news for you this day : Gardens underneath which rivers flow , wherein ye are immortal . That is the supreme triumph .

13 . On the day when the hypocritical men and the hypocritical women will say unto those who believe : Look on us that we may borrow from your light! it will be said : Go back and seek for light! Then there will separate them a wall wherein is a gate , the inner side whereof containeth mercy , while the outer side thereof is toward the doom .

14 . They will cry unto them ( saying ) : Were we not with you? They will say : Yea , verily ; but ye tempted one another , and hesitated , and doubted , and vain desires beguiled you till the ordinance of Allah came to pass ; and the deceiver deceived you concerning Allah ;

15 . So this day no ransom can be taken from you nor from those who disbelieved . Your home is the Fire ; that is your patron , and a hapless journey ' s end .

16 . Is not the time ripe for the hearts of those who believe to submit to Allah ' s reminder and to the truth which is revealed , that they become not as those who received the Scripture of old but the term was prolonged for them and so their hearts were hardened , and many of them are evil livers .

17 . Know that Allah quickeneth the earth after its death . We have made clear Our revelations for you , that haply ye may understand .

18 . Lo! those who give alms , both men and women , and lend unto Allah a goodly loan , it will be doubled for them , and theirs will be a rich reward .

19 . And those who believe in Allah and His messengers , they are the loyal ; and the martyrs are with their Lord ; they have their reward and their light ; while as for those who disbelieve and deny Our revelations , they are owners of hell fire .

20 . Know that the life of this world is only play , and idle talk , and pageantry , and boasting among you , and rivalry in respect of wealth and children ; as the likeness of vegetation after rain , whereof the growth is pleasing to the husbandman , but afterward it drieth up and thou seest it turning yellow then it becometh straw . And in the Hereafter there is grievous punishment , and ( also ) forgiveness from Allah and His good pleasure , whereas the life of the world is but matter of illusion .

21 . Race one with another for forgiveness from your Lord and a Garden whereof the breadth is as the breadth of the heavens and the earth , which is in store for those who believe in Allah and His messengers . Such is the bounty of Allah , which He bestoweth upon whom He will , and Allah is of infinite bounty .

22 . Naught of disaster befalleth in the earth or in yourselves but it is in a Book before We bring it into being Lo! that is easy for Allah

23 . That ye grieve not for the sake of that which hath escaped you , nor yet exult because of that which hath been given . Allah loveth not all prideful boasters ,

24 . Who hoard and who enjoin upon the people avarice . And whosoever turneth away , still Allah is the Absolute , the Owner of Praise .

25 . We verily sent Our messengers with clear proofs , and revealed with them the Scripture and the Balance , that mankind may observe right measure ; and He revealed iron , wherein is mighty power and ( many ) uses for mankind , and that Allah may know him who helpeth Him and His messengers , though unseen . Lo! Allah is Strong , Almighty .

26 . And We verily sent Noah and Abraham and placed the Prophethood and the Scripture among their seed , and among them there is he who goeth right , but many of them are evil livers .

27 . Then We caused Our messengers to follow in their footsteps ; and We caused Jesus , son of Mary , to follow , and gave him the Gospel , and placed compassion and mercy in the hearts of those who followed him . But monasticism they invented . We ordained it not for them . Only seeking Allah ' s pleasure , and they observed it not with right observance . So We give those of them who believe their reward , but many of them are evil livers .

28 . O ye who believe! Be mindful of your duty to Allah and put faith in His messenger . He will give you twofold of His mercy and will appoint for you a light wherein ye shall walk , and will forgive you . Allah is Forgiving , Merciful ;

29 . That the People of the Scripture may know that they control naught of the bounty of Allah , but that the bounty is in Allah ' s hand to give to whom He will . And Allah is of infinite bounty .